Augmented report viewing

Abstract

Various embodiments of systems and methods for augmented report viewing are described herein. An image of a report tag of a printed report is captured using a mobile device. The report tag is decoded. The printed report includes one or more report parts and corresponding report part tags. After a successful match based on the decoded tag, a report part tag that corresponds to a report part of the printed report is captured. The report part tag is then decoded. Based on the decoded report part tag, a rendered report part is presented on a screen of the mobile device. In response to a user operation on the mobile device after the rendered report part is presented on the screen, an updated report part is received at the mobile device. The updated report part is then presented on the screen of the mobile device.

1 . A computerized method for augmented report viewing using a mobile device, the method comprising:
 decoding a report tag of a printed report, wherein an image of the report tag is captured using a mobile device and the printed report includes one or more report parts;   after a successful match based on the decoded report tag, capturing a report part tag that corresponds to a report part of the printed report;   decoding the report part tag;   based on the decoded report part tag, presenting a rendered report part on a screen of the mobile device; and   in response to a user operation on the mobile device after the rendered report part is presented on the screen, receiving an updated report part and presenting the updated report part on the screen of the mobile device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing at least one touch-responsive area on the updated report part; and   in response to the user operations on the at least one touch-responsive area, receiving a new image that corresponds to the at least one touch-responsive area and presenting the new image on the screen.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the report tag comprises at least one of a barcode, a color code, a quick response code, a watermark, and a printed identifier. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the report part tag comprises at least one of a barcode, a color code, a printed identifier, a quick response code, and a watermark. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user operations comprise gestures on the screen or key selections. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the report part comprises a chart or a table that provides an analysis of data in a data source. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving metadata of the printed report after a successful match based on the decoded tag, wherein the metadata includes report part tags of the one or more report parts and an identifier of an instance of the printed report.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the decoded report tag comprises an identifier that corresponds to an instance of the printed report and the decoded report part tag comprises an identifier that corresponds to the report part. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving the rendered report part from a central repository for presenting the rendered report part on the screen.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 storing at least one of the decoded report tag and the decoded report part tag;   requesting the rendered report part; and   receiving the user operation at the mobile device that is a manipulation of the report part.   
     
     
         11 . A computer system for augmented report viewing, comprising:
 a computer memory to store program code; and   a first processor to execute the program code to:
 decode a report tag of a printed report, wherein an image of the report tag is captured using a mobile device and the printed report includes one or more report parts; 
 after a successful match based on the decoded report tag, capture a report part tag that corresponds to a report part of the printed report; 
   decoding the report part tag;
 based on the decoded report part tag, present a rendered report part on a screen of the mobile device; and 
 in response to a user operation on the mobile device after the rendered report part is presented on the screen, receive an updated report part and presenting the updated report part on the screen of the mobile device 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the first processor further executes the program code to:
 provide at least one touch-responsive area on the updated report part; and   in response to the user operations on the at least one touch-responsive area, receive a new image that corresponds to the at least one touch-responsive area and presenting the new image on the screen.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprises a repository and a second processor to execute the program code to:
 receive the decoded report tag at the repository;   send the metadata of the printed report to the mobile device;   receive the decoded report part tag at the repository;   based on the decoded report part tag, render a corresponding report part from the repository; and   send the rendered report part to the mobile device.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the second processor further executes the program code to:
 create the report tag and the report part tag; and   store the report tag and the report part tag in the repository;   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the report tag comprises at least one of a barcode, a color code, a quick response code, a watermark, and a printed identifier. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the report part tag comprises at least one of a barcode, a color code, a printed identifier, a quick response code, and a watermark. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the user operations comprise gestures on the screen or key selections. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the report part comprises a chart or a table that provides an analysis of data in a data source. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the first processor further executes the program code to:
 receive metadata of the printed report after a successful match based on the decoded tag.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the metadata includes report part tags of the one or more report parts and an identifier of an instance of the printed report. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the decoded report tag comprises an identifier that corresponds to an instance of the printed report and the decoded report part tag comprises an identifier that corresponds to the report part. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the first processor further executes the program code to:
 store at least one of the decoded report tag and the decoded report part tag;   request the rendered report part; and   receive the user operation at the mobile device that is a manipulation of the report part